{"id":17674,"date":"2021-03-17T11:24:01","date_gmt":"2021-03-17T00:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=188837"},"modified":"2021-03-17T11:42:03","modified_gmt":"2021-03-17T11:42:03","slug":"cara-delevingne-experienced-depression-suicidal-moments","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/cara-delevingne-experienced-depression-suicidal-moments\/","title":{"rendered":"Cara Delevingne Experienced Depression And Suicidal Moments Amid Sexuality Struggles"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_188839\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-188839\" style=\"width: 4816px\" class=\"wp-caption alignfull -width -width\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-188839 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GettyImages-1163228305.jpg\" alt=\"Cara Delevingne\" width=\"4816\" height=\"3206\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-188839\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Michael Kovac\/Getty Images for IMDb<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Appearing on an episode of the\u00a0<em>Goop Podcast\u00a0<\/em>with <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/articles\/gwyneth-paltrow-covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gwyneth Paltrow<\/a>, model and actress <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/articles\/cara-delevingne-responds-after-losing-50000-followers-in-a-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cara Delevingne<\/a> has opened up about her struggles in grappling with her sexuality early on. She says she grew up in an &#8220;old-fashion household&#8221; and didn&#8217;t know what it meant to be gay.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I didn&#8217;t know anyone who was gay,&#8221; the 28-year-old admitted. &#8220;I didn&#8217;t know that was a thing and actually I think growing up I wasn&#8217;t knowledgeable of the fact I was homophobic.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Despite her attraction toward women, she felt &#8220;disgusted&#8221; by the thought of being with a same-sex partner. &#8220;I was like, &#8216;Oh my god, I would never, that&#8217;s disgusting, ugh,'&#8221; she told Paltrow.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I do correlate the massive depression and the suicidal moments of my life [to that] because I was so ashamed of ever being that. 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The term refers to having a sexual, romantic, or emotional attraction toward people regardless of their sex or gender identity. In a cover story for <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2020\/film\/features\/cara-delevingne-pansexual-fiona-apple-pride-lgbtq-1234623248\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Variety<\/em><\/a> in June 2020, Delevingne elaborated, \u201cHowever one defines themselves, whether it\u2019s \u2018they\u2019 or \u2018he\u2019 or \u2018she,\u2019 I fall in love with the person \u2014 and that\u2019s that. I\u2019m attracted to the person.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Paltrow, the English model said she has found peace with her sexuality.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I feel so much more comfortable in the fluidity of what it is to be just a human and to be an animal, almost, because that&#8217;s what we are.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Delevingne boasts boasts 43.5 million followers on Instagram and has harnessed her platform to advocate for LGBTQI+ rights.<\/p>\n<p>In June 2019, Delevingne and <em>Pretty Little Liars\u00a0<\/em>actress Ashley Benson confirmed their relationship. By April 2020 and amid a worldwide lockdown, the couple <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/articles\/biggest-celebrity-breakups-of-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reportedly<\/a> split.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"call-to-action-style\"><em>If this story is in any way triggering, please call LifeLine Australia on 13 11 14. If you are in the U.S., the American Foundation For Suicidal Prevention is here to help. 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